砚 | yàn | ink-stone | ||
Results beginning with 砚 | ||||
砚台 | yàn tái | ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1] | ||
砚池 | yàn chí | (concave) ink stone or ink slab | ||
砚弟 | yàn dì | younger fellow student | ||
砚滴 | yàn dī | small cup for adding water to an ink stone | ||
砚耕 | yàn gēng | to live by writing | ||
砚盒 | yàn hé | case for an ink stone or ink slab | ||
砚山 | Yàn shān | Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan | ||
砚室 | yàn shì | case for an ink slab | ||
砚石 | yàn shí | ink stone / ink slab | ||
砚田 | yàn tián | ink stone / writing as a livelihood | ||
砚瓦 | yàn wǎ | ink slab | ||
砚席 | yàn xí | ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches | ||
砚兄 | yàn xiōng | senior fellow student | ||
砚友 | yàn yǒu | classmate / fellow student | ||
砚山县 | Yàn shān xiàn | Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan | ||
砚水壶儿 | yàn shuǐ hú r | water container for an ink slab | ||
砚田之食 | yàn tián zhī shí | to make a living by writing (idiom) | ||
砚兄砚弟 | yàn xiōng yàn dì | lit. older scholar and younger scholar / close friends (idiom) | ||
Approximate Results for 砚 | ||||
端砚 | Duān yàn | high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong | ||
笔砚 | bǐ yàn | writing brush and ink stone | ||
涤砚 | dí yàn | to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom) | ||
焚砚 | fén yàn | to destroy one's ink-slab / to write no more because others write so much better (idiom) | ||
广砚 | Guǎng Yàn | Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan) | ||
古砚 | gǔ yàn | antique ink slab / CL:台[tai2] | ||
墨砚 | mò yàn | ink slab / ink stone | ||
陶砚 | táo yàn | ink stone made of pottery | ||
同砚 | tóng yàn | classmate / fellow student | ||
瓦砚 | wǎ yàn | ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile | ||
柘砚 | zhè yàn | ink slabs from a place in Shandong | ||
程砚秋 | Chéng Yàn qiū | Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] | ||
辟雍砚 | pì yōng yàn | ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface | ||
磨穿铁砚 | mó chuān tiě yàn | to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom) |